Pretoria to São Paulo: Africa’s Single Market Opens a Trade Door for Latin America
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Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- riotimesonline.com07:36first to report
South Africa is pivoting into the African single market as its Mercosur trade deal hands Latin America a direct tariff bridge into the continent.
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- riotimesonline.com05:56
India SACU trade talks restart: the two sides signed terms of reference on 12 August 2026 to launch a preferential trade agreement within a month.
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- Bloomberg Politics09:08
South Africa is taking over leadership of the Southern African Development Community with a push to deepen regional commerce, as the bloc’s own assessment shows it faces tepid economic growth, persistent trade barriers and declining industrialization.
- AllAfrica15:41
[New Era] The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and the Republic of India last week signed the Terms of Reference (ToRs) to guide negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two parties. The terms were signed on 12 August 2026, in New Delhi, India.